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Album
Money Jungle
Duke Ellington →193,976 listeners1,169,730 plays
jazzfemale vocalistsbluesvocal jazzswing
about this album
1959 collaboration between Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach. It was essentially Ellington's project, who wrote all the material (much of it unrecorded elsewhere though some Ellington standards are also featured) and got the bop rhythm section on board - not without some difficulty and a near-walkout on Mingus's part. The results, however, are stunning, with all three at the top of their game and the group sounding incredibly up-to-date and challenging. The CD reissue uncovered several more tracks that didn't make it onto the original vinyl, mostly blues jams though there is also a feature for Roach's drumming. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
tracks
15:2823:3534:2343:2253:1862:4873:29892:5510116:29124:44135:11142:57155:44
Money Jungle
Duke Ellington
Fleurette Africaine
Duke Ellington
Very Special
Duke Ellington
Warm Valley
Duke Ellington
Wig Wise
Duke Ellington
Caravan
Duke Ellington
Solitude
Billie Holiday
Switch Blade
Duke Ellington
A Little Max (Parfait)
Duke Ellington
Rem Blues
Duke Ellington
Backward Country Boy Blues
Duke Ellington
Solitude (Alternate Take)
Duke Ellington
Switch Blade (Alternate Take)
Duke Ellington
A Little Max (Parfait) [alternate take]
Duke Ellington
REM Blues (Alternate Take)
Duke Ellington
